Steve Inskeep
@steveinskeep.bsky.social
On Bannon promoting a Trump third term to the Economist:
He’s said this for some time. On NPR in May, I mentioned a Trump remark, and Bannon said it “means he’s running again.” We then had this exchange, according to the transcript:
He’s said this for some time. On NPR in May, I mentioned a Trump remark, and Bannon said it “means he’s running again.” We then had this exchange, according to the transcript:
October 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
On Bannon promoting a Trump third term to the Economist:
He’s said this for some time. On NPR in May, I mentioned a Trump remark, and Bannon said it “means he’s running again.” We then had this exchange, according to the transcript:
He’s said this for some time. On NPR in May, I mentioned a Trump remark, and Bannon said it “means he’s running again.” We then had this exchange, according to the transcript:
A few weeks ago, as the military imposed the policy that eventually caused almost all reporters to turn in their press passes and leave the Pentagon, I wrote “Censorship Makes You Dumber.”
October 15, 2025 at 10:46 AM
A few weeks ago, as the military imposed the policy that eventually caused almost all reporters to turn in their press passes and leave the Pentagon, I wrote “Censorship Makes You Dumber.”
Supermoon, NPR HQ this morning.
October 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Supermoon, NPR HQ this morning.
After the 2008 election, Democrats had Senate seats in these 9 states: AK, MT, MO, SD, IA, AR, LA, WV, NC.
After the 2024 election, they had zero seats in those states. If they held just a few, everything would be different.
How have they lost their rural game?
After the 2024 election, they had zero seats in those states. If they held just a few, everything would be different.
How have they lost their rural game?
October 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
After the 2008 election, Democrats had Senate seats in these 9 states: AK, MT, MO, SD, IA, AR, LA, WV, NC.
After the 2024 election, they had zero seats in those states. If they held just a few, everything would be different.
How have they lost their rural game?
After the 2024 election, they had zero seats in those states. If they held just a few, everything would be different.
How have they lost their rural game?
In his debate with Ta-Nehisi Coates, @ezraklein.bsky.social was on the right track. Here are some reasons why.
October 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
In his debate with Ta-Nehisi Coates, @ezraklein.bsky.social was on the right track. Here are some reasons why.
On NPR, Beshear addresses his party’s collapse in rural areas. As recently as 2008, D’s had senators from Iowa, Montana, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Dakota, Alaska, West Virginia.
If D’s had a few of those seats now, everything would be different. 2/3
If D’s had a few of those seats now, everything would be different. 2/3
October 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
On NPR, Beshear addresses his party’s collapse in rural areas. As recently as 2008, D’s had senators from Iowa, Montana, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Dakota, Alaska, West Virginia.
If D’s had a few of those seats now, everything would be different. 2/3
If D’s had a few of those seats now, everything would be different. 2/3
In an NPR video interview, Kentucky’s Democratic governor and presidential prospect Andy Beshear @govandybeshear.bsky.social says the government shutdown is only worth it because Democrats focused on an issue of direct interest to millions of voters. 1/3
October 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
In an NPR video interview, Kentucky’s Democratic governor and presidential prospect Andy Beshear @govandybeshear.bsky.social says the government shutdown is only worth it because Democrats focused on an issue of direct interest to millions of voters. 1/3
Kentucky’s Andy Beshear sees an opportunity for Democrats in rural areas as the effects of Trump’s economic policies become clear.
October 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Kentucky’s Andy Beshear sees an opportunity for Democrats in rural areas as the effects of Trump’s economic policies become clear.
The Democratic dilemma was illustrated in a recent podcast debate between @ezraklein.bsky.social and Ta-Nehisi Coates.
For the NPR interview with Andy Beshear, I wrote down a quote from Klein and asked what he thought. You can watch the answer.
For the NPR interview with Andy Beshear, I wrote down a quote from Klein and asked what he thought. You can watch the answer.
October 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The Democratic dilemma was illustrated in a recent podcast debate between @ezraklein.bsky.social and Ta-Nehisi Coates.
For the NPR interview with Andy Beshear, I wrote down a quote from Klein and asked what he thought. You can watch the answer.
For the NPR interview with Andy Beshear, I wrote down a quote from Klein and asked what he thought. You can watch the answer.
Democrats are fiercely debating how to respond to Trump and also how to win—how to match their moral beliefs with the demands of politics.
On NPR, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is arguing that Democrats can work harder for votes in red states like his.
On NPR, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is arguing that Democrats can work harder for votes in red states like his.
October 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Democrats are fiercely debating how to respond to Trump and also how to win—how to match their moral beliefs with the demands of politics.
On NPR, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is arguing that Democrats can work harder for votes in red states like his.
On NPR, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is arguing that Democrats can work harder for votes in red states like his.
After Trump said George Soros is “a likely candidate” for prosecution now that the Justice Department acts on his whims, Soros’ foundation prepares for a blow: “We’re not afraid.”
September 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
After Trump said George Soros is “a likely candidate” for prosecution now that the Justice Department acts on his whims, Soros’ foundation prepares for a blow: “We’re not afraid.”
The president’s social media order to send the army to war in Portland brings to mind th 2024 NPR interview with Gordon Sondland, who had abandoned Trump but then turned back to him because, he said, cities were being “destroyed” under Biden.
September 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The president’s social media order to send the army to war in Portland brings to mind th 2024 NPR interview with Gordon Sondland, who had abandoned Trump but then turned back to him because, he said, cities were being “destroyed” under Biden.
Shortly before James Comey’s indictment, longtime Trump aide Peter Navarro said in an NPR video interview that “our mindset” is to prosecute numerous people before a deadline. That deadline is the 2026 election.
September 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Shortly before James Comey’s indictment, longtime Trump aide Peter Navarro said in an NPR video interview that “our mindset” is to prosecute numerous people before a deadline. That deadline is the 2026 election.
As the Pentagon summons hundreds of top officers to a single location for a meeting, the military is also imposing a new policy, demanding that reporters only gather information that officials want to release.
September 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
As the Pentagon summons hundreds of top officers to a single location for a meeting, the military is also imposing a new policy, demanding that reporters only gather information that officials want to release.
Here’s the full Pritzker interview, conducted in Chicago just after the start of a federal immigration operation:
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September 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Here’s the full Pritzker interview, conducted in Chicago just after the start of a federal immigration operation:
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Today the White House and others are sharing clips from the NPR interview with JB Pritzker.
Of course they listen to NPR!
It’s part of an NPR video series with people across the political spectrum—so everyone can see and debate.
A few are in this thread:
Of course they listen to NPR!
It’s part of an NPR video series with people across the political spectrum—so everyone can see and debate.
A few are in this thread:
September 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Today the White House and others are sharing clips from the NPR interview with JB Pritzker.
Of course they listen to NPR!
It’s part of an NPR video series with people across the political spectrum—so everyone can see and debate.
A few are in this thread:
Of course they listen to NPR!
It’s part of an NPR video series with people across the political spectrum—so everyone can see and debate.
A few are in this thread:
September 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM
We have been led into a post-information age, and we will have to adapt to endure.
September 23, 2025 at 10:41 AM
We have been led into a post-information age, and we will have to adapt to endure.
The FDA statement ends with a paragraph undermining its own warning.
They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then:
No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism
AND
Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”
They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then:
No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism
AND
Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”
September 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The FDA statement ends with a paragraph undermining its own warning.
They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then:
No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism
AND
Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”
They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then:
No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism
AND
Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”
NPR memo on the president’s antifa order notes “the lack of any federal legal provision to designate domestic terror groups.”
September 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
NPR memo on the president’s antifa order notes “the lack of any federal legal provision to designate domestic terror groups.”
In this column I suggest a way to think about, and respond to, a post-information age: It’s harder to identify basic information. The Internet is down, even when it’s up.
September 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
In this column I suggest a way to think about, and respond to, a post-information age: It’s harder to identify basic information. The Internet is down, even when it’s up.
We have to adapt to endure in a post-information age, where we are told there are no facts, only politics.
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September 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We have to adapt to endure in a post-information age, where we are told there are no facts, only politics.
open.substack.com/pub/steveins...
open.substack.com/pub/steveins...
We have to adapt to endure in a post-information age, where we are told there are no facts, only politics.
open.substack.com/pub/steveins...
open.substack.com/pub/steveins...
September 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
We have to adapt to endure in a post-information age, where we are told there are no facts, only politics.
open.substack.com/pub/steveins...
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Democrats have struggled to find a message, to find the right language, to broaden their coalition.
But one Democrat seems to be able to speak clearly — the “token liberal” on a Fox program who has lots of practice being interrupted, mocked and outnumbered.
But one Democrat seems to be able to speak clearly — the “token liberal” on a Fox program who has lots of practice being interrupted, mocked and outnumbered.
September 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Democrats have struggled to find a message, to find the right language, to broaden their coalition.
But one Democrat seems to be able to speak clearly — the “token liberal” on a Fox program who has lots of practice being interrupted, mocked and outnumbered.
But one Democrat seems to be able to speak clearly — the “token liberal” on a Fox program who has lots of practice being interrupted, mocked and outnumbered.
Censorship makes you dumber.
And the government that engages in censorship also gets dumber.
And the government that engages in censorship also gets dumber.
September 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Censorship makes you dumber.
And the government that engages in censorship also gets dumber.
And the government that engages in censorship also gets dumber.